The Pebble Beach Pro-Am has been one of the most entertaining tournaments to watch for several years, with professionals and celebrities descending upon the famous California course.
Having failed to always attract the world’s leading players, a format change has been brought in for the 2024 edition. It is now one of the PGA Tour’s Designated Events.
There is now a bigger purse, increased FedEx Cup points and a field reduced to 80 professionals that will be competing at two courses instead of three, while there will also be no cut.
| What | Pebble Beach Pro-Am |
| Where | Pebble Beach Golf Link & Spyglass Hill Golf Course, California |
| When | Thursday, February 1 - Sunday, February 4 |
| How to watch | Golf Channel & CBS (rounds 3-4) |
| Odds | Rory McIlroy +800, Scottie Scheffler +800, Viktor Hovland +1200, Xander Schauffele +1400, Max Homa +1400, Patrick Cantlay +1600, Jordan Spieth +1800 |
Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2024 schedule
The tournament will run from Thursday February 1 to Sunday February 4, with the 80 professionals playing all four rounds as there is no cut for this tournament.
The amateurs will play alongside a professional for the first two rounds, which will be alternated between Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill.
Saturday and Sunday’s rounds will be played solely at Pebble Beach, with only the pros taking part over the last 36 holes.
Pebble Beach Pro-Am course
Unlike previous years when the tournament was played over three courses - Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and Monterey Peninsula Country Club - the 2024 edition will be taking in just two of those.
Monterey Peninsula has been dropped, leaving the famous Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill as the two courses.
Pebble Beach is one of the most scenic courses in the world, as it hugs the rugged coastline and offers sensational views of Carmel Bay.
It is a par-72 that has hosted six men’s US Opens (1972, 1982, 1992, 2000, 2010, 2019) and the 2023 US Women’s Open.
Pebble Beach also staged the 1977 PGA Championship and it has been the home of the Pro-Am since 1947 as well as the PURE Insurance Championship from 2004 onwards.
Spyglass Hill is a par-72 that measures 6,960 yards and is also one of the most scenic venues around, taking in the Pacific Ocean and the Del Monte Forest. It has never staged a Major.
Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2024 players
With this being a Designated Event, the world’s leading players will descend on the two California courses, with Rory McIlroy and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler joint-favorites at +800.
Reigning FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland is available at +1200.
Xander Schauffele and Max Homa come next at +1400, ahead of fellow American Patrick Cantlay, who is priced at +1800, and Jordan Spieth at +1800.
Englishman Justin Rose is the defending champion and he is +7000 to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2010 to successfully retain the title.
How to watch the Pebble Beach Pro-Am
All four rounds will be available on Golf Channel, while CBS also provides late coverage of the final two rounds.
Pebble Beach Pro-Am prize money and purse
| Purse - $20million | ||
| 1st 3,600,000 | 2nd 2,180,000 | 3rd 1,380,000 |
| 4th 980,000 | 5th 820,000 | 6th 725,000 |
| 7th 675,000 | 8th 625,000 | 9th 585,000 |
| 10th 545,000 | 11th 505,000 | 12th 465,000 |
| 13th 425,000 | 14th 385,000 | 15th 365,000 |
| 16th 345,000 | 17th 325,000 | 18th 305,000 |
| 19th 285,000 | 20th 265,000 | 21st 245,000 |
| 22nd 225,000 | 23rd 209,000 | 24th 193,000 |
| 25th 177,000 | 26th 161,000 | 27th 155,000 |
| 28th 149,000 | 29th 143,000 | 30th 137,000 |
| 31st 131,000 | 32nd 125,000 | 33rd 119,000 |
| 34th 114,000 | 35th 109,000 | 36th 104,000 |
| 37th 99,000 | 38th 95,000 | 39th 91,000 |
| 40th 87,000 | 41st 83,000 | 42nd 79,000 |
| 43rd 75,000 | 44th 71,000 | 45th 67,000 |
| 46th 63,000 | 47th 59,000 | 48th 55,800 |
| 49th 53,000 | 50th 51,400 | 51st 50,200 |
| 52nd 49,000 | 53rd 48,200 | 54th 47,400 |
| 55th 47,000 | 56th 46,600 | 57th 46,200 |
| 58th 45,800 | 59th 45,400 | 60th 45,000 |
| 61st 44,600 | 62nd 44,000 | 63rd 43,800 |
| 64th 43,400 | 65th 43,000 |
Pebble Beach Pro-Am history
This tournament is steeped in history, having debuted back in 1937 as an 18-hole event when Sam Snead claimed a four-stroke victory over George Von Elm.
Having switched to 36-hole and 54-hole formats since the inaugural edition, it has been a 72-hole pro-am event from 1958 onwards.
There has been the odd exception over the years, with the most recent coming last year when the pro-am competition was shortened to 54 holes due to high winds and the final round was pushed to Monday.
Mark O'Meara (1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997) and Phil Mickelson (1998, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2019) both hold the record for most Pebble Beach wins, having lifted the trophy five times each.
Sam Snead is a four-time winner (1937, 1938, 1941, 1950), Jack Nicklaus (1967, 1972, 1973) and Johnny Miller (1974, 1987, 1994) are both three-time champions, while Lloyd Mangrum (1948, 1953), Dutch Harrison (1939, 1954), Cary Middlecoff (1955, 1956), Billy Casper (1958, 1963), Tom Watson (1977, 1978), Davis Love III (2001, 2003), Dustin Johnson (2009, 2010) and Brandt Snedeker (2013, 2015) have all triumphed twice.
Odds mentioned in this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.
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